Janak Trivedi (Gujarati: ??? ????????) was a Gujarati short story writer, essayist and novelist.
He was born on 10 June 1946 in Kothi, a village near Jasdan, Rajkot district, Gujarat, India.
He was a station manager in Indian Railways at Bhavnagar division.
He was also a good painter.He published his short story collection Baval Vavnar Ane Biji Vartao in 1995.
Nathi is a novel written by him.
Maro Asabaab (2008) is his collections of Essays.
His short stories are characterised by non-urban Gujarat's life style as well as its culture, language and dialects.He received several prizes from Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and Gujarat Sahitya Academy for his books.
He is also a recipient of Sandhan Award And Mudra Chandrak.
He died on 29 January 2007 at Guwahati following heart attack.